Keto- Grilled Chicken Pesto Salad
I posted a Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad Click Here , for my family last week. I am doing the Keto Diet, so I made myself some that is Keto friendly. I wanted all the flavors of the pesto and veggies and pasta dancing in my mouth, and still feel good after eating it. It's one of our favorite salad meals. Seriously, I don't cook anything else. We just have bowls of it.
I just replace the pasta for steamed cauliflower, and it was amazing!
- 1/2 head of cauliflower steamed, or you can toss them with a little olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper and broil them for about 5-7 min. so good
- 1-2 grilled chicken breasts, cut into strips (I always cook an extra chicken breast for dinner the day before for this salad, you want this completely cooled)
- 1 large carrot shredded, or a small pre-shredded bag of carrots from the store
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 cans of black olives (the small cans, it's 2.5 ounce cans, I got the one pictured, it's 3.8 ounce can, but I like a little more, so I get the 2 smaller ones.
- 3-4 green onions
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (I like a lot of cheese, so you can do less here is you want)
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. sherry vinegar (the pink one)
- 1/2 cup pesto (I get mine at Trader Joe's or New Season's or you can make your own and freeze the rest in icecube tray, pop them out and keep frozen in bags)
- 1-2 Tbsp. mayo
- a bunch of cilantro (I like a whole lot, so I do half of the bunch from the store)
- salt and pepper to taste
Let the cauliflower completely cool, and cut it into bite size pieces. toss it with olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper and set aside. After it's cooled completely, mix in the remaining ingredients.
At the end, give it a taste and see if you need any more salt and pepper, pesto, or parmesan cheese.
